Watch Rake Online. Kinnear stars as a brilliant, charming defense attorney whose biggest challenges exist outside the courtroom — he owes money to the IRS and a bookie, he’s juggling overlapping affairs, and he has a cranky kid and an exhausted ex-wife (Otto).
Pedigree: Peter Duncan, creator of the original Australian series, and Rescue Me’s Peter Tolan will write and executive-produce the drama.
Why we like it: It’s not your typical legal series: Kinnear’s character is at times more depraved than his clients, and watching his constant recalibration of his moral compass is intriguing.
Why it has a shot: Fox will likely want to repeat the success it had with bringing Kevin Bacon to TV in The Following by locking down Oscar nominee Kinnear.